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Michael Alan Ballantyne (February 27, 1945 – June 19, 2008) was a Canadian politician and humanitarian. He was a city councillor for Yellowknife City Council from 1978 and in 1979 became mayor until his resignation in 1983. He served as a Member and Speaker of the
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from 1983 to 1995. Ballantyne was elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in the 1983 Northwest Territories general election, winning the
Yellowknife North Yellowknife North is a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is one of seven districts that represent Yellowknife, the territorial capital. It encompasses Old Town, Niven Heights, s ...
electoral district. He was re-elected to a second term in the
1987 Northwest Territories general election The 1987 Northwest Territories general election was held on October 5, 1987. This was the last election in which Elections Canada would administer the elections. Election Results The election was held in 24 constituencies with 15,901 ballots cas ...
. He was re-elected to his third and final term in the
1991 Northwest Territories general election The 1991 Northwest Territories general election was held on October 15, 1991. Election Results The election was held in 24 constituencies with 16,068 ballots cast, a turnout of 76.25%. Outgoing Premier Dennis Patterson ran for re-election but wa ...
. Ballantyne was elected Speaker of the Assembly on November 13, 1991 and served in that position until November 10, 1993. He retired at the end of his term when the Legislature dissolved in 1995. Ballantyne was a seasoned traveler and humanitarian, working with Save the Children in both Vietnam and Cambodia during the Vietnam war. Ballantyne quit
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in Ottawa to register black voters in Mississippi and Alabama and was active in the civil rights movement. Ballantyne died on June 19, 2008.


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